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Instant Refried Bean Mix

Well I was on Pinterest again. That website will keep you on it for hours if you aren’t careful. Well I found something that seemed interesting. It was for Instant Refried Bean Mix. and Since we go threw alot of Refried beans here, I decided to check it out, after all if it would save me time from making them the regular way with soaking the beans over night then boiling them and then frying them and smashing them. ( to get the refried part) why not. Well I went to the website it is http://www.budget101.com well that is another one of my favorite websites, you need to check it out it has everything on it. but the recipe they gave was.
3 cups dried navy or pinto beans
3 tsp dried cumin
3 tsp chili powder
1 tsp. salt and pepper
3 Tablespoons dried minced onion
In a coffee grinder, food mill, or blender. grind beans until a flour consistency. Combine all ingredients and store in jar or ziploc bag.
To use;
3/4 cup mix
2 1/2 cups boiling water
Mix with a wire whisk until combined. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until thickened.Mixture will thicken more as it cools.Refried beans will remain thickened even when reheating. You can add salsa or chopped chili peppers for added zip.

Well I found the best way to grind up the beans is to use a coffee grinder, I could not get the beans to flour consistency with a food processor or a food mill. The only thing that work was a coffee grinder. and instead of adding all the other ingredients, I added Taco Seasoning pack. I also Used 1 bag of Pinto beans and 1 bag of Black beans. and 2 packs of Taco Seasoning Mix.